Superlicious Brownies

I had wondered what I'd put for dessert for the raya makan-makan for the kids. Then while at BurgerKing waiting for Eirfan to finish his dinner I got a call for Delinn asking for a chocolate topping with no cream. I remembered this recipe but I cant remember if the topping has got cream or not in it. And I have no way of checking the recipe right then.

Delinn, if you are reading this - this one has got no whipping cream.

Anyway her call made me think I should make some brownies for the kids. And the decision sort of cinched when Iman said her friends had requested for the same brownies we served last year. (Err.. does it seem like we serve the same stuff every raya..?)

You could try this recipe with a little bit less sugar, if you prefer. This is as good as the brownies that I had taken from Jamie's site. Check out this recipe ..

50 g self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
40 g cocoa powder
25 g ground almonds
225g brown sugar
grated rind of 1 orange (can omit if you dont have oranges - but it gives a nice aroma to the brownies)
100 g butter, softened
2 eggs

Icing
100 g cooking chocolate
25 g butter or margarine
50 g almonds (chopped)

1. Sieve the flour, baking powder and cocoa together.
2. Add ground almonds, sugar, orange rind and mix together.
3. Beta butter and eggs into the dry ingredients until smooth.
4. Pour into a lined baking tin. Bake at 160 degrees celcius at about 50 minutes.

Icing:
Melt chocolate with butter over slow fire. Add almonds. Spread over brownies.

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Chocolate Moist Cake

I took this recipe from my niece over the raya holidays. She bakes and sells cakes and buns and other stuff from home (I so envy her for being able to do that). Whenever we visit her we would have muffins and breads and buns all freshly made and still warm from the oven.

She baked this chocolate cake specially for us. Eirfan had 4 slices in a sitting - he is such a darling little devil around cakes, let me tell you - especially those dripping with chocolate toppings.

Here's how:

1 ¾ cups butter
1 ¼ cups sugar
4 eggs
¾ cup water mix with 1 tablespoon condensed milk
2 cups flour
1 table spoon baking powder
½ cup cocoa powder

1. Beat butter and sugar till light and creamy.
2. Mix in the eggs and water.
3. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
4. Bake in a 180degrees celcius oven for about 45 minutes.


Choc topping
200g whipping cream
250g cooking chocolate
60g butter
Heat butter and the whipping cream (do not boil). Turn off the fire. Add in the chocolate. Stir till all chocolate melt. Pour on top of the cake (cool the cake a little bit first).

This recipe makes a 1 kg cake. Bon apetit!

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